What color is #ECFBF9?

#ECFBF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #ECFBF9?

The RGB value is 236, 251, 249: 236 red, 251 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #ECFBF9?

The complementary color is #FBECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #ECFBF9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#ECFBF9 color

#ECFBF9 rgb(236, 251, 249)

Shades of white

The hex color #ECFBF9 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.5% red, 98.4% green and 97.6% blue (236, 251, 249).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 65% saturation and 95% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Cold White (#EDFCFB), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.73:1).

#ECFBF9 color codes

HEX	`#ECFBF9`
RGB	`rgb(236, 251, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.5%, 98.4%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 65%, 95%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 6%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 1%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(97.5, -5.26, -0.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(97.5, 5.31, 187.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(86.185, 93.666, 103.143)`
Decimal	`15531001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #ECFBF9, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #ECFBF9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#ECFBF9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #ECFBF9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ecfbf9; }
.text { color: #ecfbf9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ecfbf9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(236 251 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ecfbf9, #ecf6fb); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #ECFBF9?: #ECFBF9 is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Cold White. It belongs to the white family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #ECFBF9?: The RGB value is 236, 251, 249: 236 red, 251 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #ECFBF9?: The complementary color is #FBECEE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #ECFBF9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.73:1 and white text 1.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.